People say that a serious illness can bring about a new lease on life. In Yun Que'er's view, Zhang Yingying had undergone a complete transformation through all the trials and tribulations, and was no longer the same as before.
Yun Que'er nodded approvingly at her.
Yes, that's how a person should be.
If no one can take care of you, then take care of yourself. Don't always let others bully you.
Zhang Yingying stood there expressionlessly, waiting for Zhang Xiaokang to return.
Before long, a large group of people came running from afar.
Zhang Xiaokang was actually dragged back!
The person in the lead was the village secretary. His face was solemn and his expression grim. As soon as he saw Zhang Yingying, he said,
"I've already explained everything to him. There's indeed no land in the village registered under your father's name. As for the land for you and your mother, you should cultivate it yourselves. It has nothing to do with this scoundrel."
Yun Que'er didn't expect the secretary to be so straightforward.
Not only did he help clarify the matter, but he also came in person.
However...
What was Zhang Xiaokang's situation?
Seeing the confusion on Zhang Yingying's face, the secretary snorted.
"This scoundrel insisted that since there's no man in your family, according to the rules, he, as your brother, should inherit the land. I told him it was impossible, but he thought I was lying to him. He started shouting and smashing things in the office. Today, there was a town leader visiting the village. When the leader said a few words to him, he just attacked the leader and even broke the leader's head. So, we're sending him to the police station."
Well done!
If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, Yun Que'er would have almost cheered out loud.
This Zhang Xiaokang really deserved it.
He had always been so arrogant and now he had hit a hard nail by attacking a leader. He was surely going to suffer.
The secretary wiped the sweat off his forehead. "Alright, you can cultivate your land well. The village knows your family is in a difficult situation. If you encounter any difficulties or lack any seeds, just come to me. I have to send this guy to the police station, so I'll be leaving first."
The secretary was extremely efficient. Once he made up his mind to do something, he never procrastinated.
With a wave of his hand, the several men beside him directly escorted Zhang Xiaokang away.
Even though Zhang Xiaokang was in big trouble, he still shouted recklessly.
"Zhang Yingying, what kind of spell did you cast on these people? Why do they all side with you! Just you wait. I'll never let you go!"
Yun Que'er felt a headache coming on.
Was he still threatening them?
It was even uncertain whether he could come out of the police station unscathed!
Yun Que'er grabbed Zhang Yingying's hand. "Sister Yingying, don't mind him. This guy is just a show-off. He should have ended up like this a long time ago. We should really thank the secretary. Although he attacked the leader today, if the secretary had wanted to protect him, they might not have been able to do much to Zhang Xiaokang."
"Yes," Zhang Yingying nodded.
If it had been the previous village head, it was hard to say how this matter would have ended.
Maybe Zhang Xiaokang would have bribed him, and he would have directly helped Zhang Xiaokang seize Zhang Yingying's family's land. Then there wouldn't have been any disputes, and the leader wouldn't have been attacked, and Zhang Xiaokang wouldn't have brought disaster upon himself.
"Sister Yingying, haven't you eaten yet? Why don't you come to my place?"
Zhang Yingying felt embarrassed and declined, saying that her mother, Mrs. Zhang, was waiting for her at home.
But Yun Que'er said that the matter of the wood acquisition should be almost settled soon and asked Zhang Yingying to go home and help study the patterns of the wood carvings. Only then did Zhang Yingying agree to go.
"Sister Yingying, try this." Yun Que'er picked up some vegetables with her chopsticks and put them in Zhang Yingying's bowl.
"Hey hey hey, try mine!" Yun Jianzhou suddenly intercepted. "Little Que'er, I think you're being so insincere. Why are you only giving Sister Yingying vegetables? Come on, have some meat!"
Yun Jianzhou picked up a large piece of braised pork knuckle and put it in Zhang Yingying's bowl.
"This is cooked by our family. Try it and see how it is."
Zhang Yingying picked up a small piece and took a light bite. The meat was tender and fatty but not greasy.
"It's really good," she praised sincerely. "Who cooked this? I also want to learn so that I can cook it for my mother when I have money."
"My eldest brother," Yun Que'er answered quickly and gave Yun Jianzhou, who was trying to be attentive, a glare.
Zhang Yingying subconsciously looked in Yun Fujin's direction. Coincidentally, Yun Fujin also turned his head at the same time.
Their eyes met, and both of them blushed strangely.
Especially Yun Fujin. He was very uncomfortable, pinching his fingers, and his handsome face turned red from his cheeks all the way to the base of his neck.
Yun Que'er looked at one and then the other. Suddenly, she smelled a hint of gossip.
She put down her bowl. "Second brother, are you full? I want to go to the fields to check on the saplings. Let's go quickly."
Before Yun Jianzhou could even swallow the meat in his mouth, Yun Que'er grabbed him and walked straight towards the door.
"Hey, I haven't..."
Yun Que'er directly covered Yun Jianzhou's mouth and strode out.
Yun Yi didn't quite understand what was going on, but she also felt that the atmosphere was strange.
"Well, I'm full too. I'll go to the yard to feed the chickens."
In this way, only Yun Fujin and Zhang Yingying were left in the room.
Zhang Yingying felt extremely uncomfortable. Her face seemed to turn even redder, and she quickly stood up following Yun Yi.
"I'll wash the dishes."
"No need, no need." Yun Yi, who was almost at the door, suddenly turned around. "Just come over here. By the way, didn't Little Que'er say she wanted to study the patterns? Since she's gone, big brother, you can help her. Otherwise, that girl will throw a tantrum when she comes back."
After saying that, Yun Yi left the room.
She stood at the door and scratched her head. "Strange, what was I doing?"
Yun Yi was going to dig some wild vegetables in the fields to feed the chickens. Not far from the house, she saw Yun Que'er and Yun Jianzhou huddled in the alley, whispering to each other.
"You're talking about Sister Yingying? She's definitely wonderful. I heard there's a girl from Er Baozi. She's a well - known beauty in our area. I was curious and went to take a look during the market day. Turns out she can't even compare to one of Sister Yingying's fingers."
Yun Que'er was giggling from what Yun Jianzhou said. "It seems that you think very highly of Sister Yingying, second brother."
"What are you two talking about? Why are you being so secretive?" Yun Yi walked over with a basket on her arm. "Let me in on the fun too."
Yun Que'er pulled Yun Yi over. "We're talking about what Sister Yingying is like. Second brother said Sister Yingying is a great beauty. So, what do you think, third sister?"
Yun Yi rolled her eyes at Yun Jianzhou and gave a brief evaluation: "Vulgar."
"Who says a girl only has to be good - looking? Sister Yingying is beautiful and kind - hearted. She's such a gentle person. That girl from Er Baozi you mentioned just now is not only not as good - looking as Sister Yingying, but her character is also far inferior."
"But what I said is also right," Yun Jianzhou said unhappily and tugged at Yun Yi's braid. "I think you're just jealous and can't compare to her, so you keep praising her character?"
Yun Yi felt a pain in her scalp from being tugged. She chased after Yun Jianzhou and hit him.
"Stop talking nonsense!"